Capsicum and butternut growing

Stephen

Kitale, Kenya

100% paid forward

Entrepreneur

Name

Stephen

Member since

September 2022

On-time repayments

58 installments  •  91%

About Me

I'm a physics and chemistry teacher at a girls school in kitale. I'm also interested in agriculture which is actually what I want to be remembered for. It is the dry season here and will be so until March. Agricultural production is at it's lowest point as a result of the dry co conditions. I usually grab the opportunity to produce vegetables off season so as to capture the good markets when supplies are low. I already have half an acre under capsicum but I am pushing to plant more to reach an area of 1 acre. I need to buy 10,000 more seedlings to add to what I already have. My sales begins in a fortnight from today Jan 12th. I hope to grow my farming enterprise to export levels in three years time.

My Business

I'm a teacher by profession. I farm on the side. I'd like to grow my farming enterprise by taking it up more seriously. After years of trial learning I've identified my niche in onion farming which I'm currently establishing in stages. Stage 1 is a month underway and stage two is due. I'm targeting school markets next year as these are easily available to me given my acquaintances with school heads. I also do capsicum, beans, cabbages and maize. This dry season my specialty is capsicum which is coming up well

Project Proposal

I intend to secure planting materials for the two crops plus fertilizers and insecticides among other inputs. Both crops shall take about 10 days to mature thus I will have returns early 2024

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$118.00

Date disbursed

Nov 24, 2023

Backers

Emmanuel

Eldoret, Kenya

Ken Symon

Kiamutugu, Kenya

Eko

Kubu Raya, Indonesia

JB

Juan Busco

United States

Neema Boniface

Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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